Overlay of anatomical information in a microscope image

A medical data processing method of determining anatomical structure subset data describing a subset of a graphical representation of an anatomical structure of a patient's body to be displayed simultaneously with a medical image of an anatomical body part, the method comprising executing, by at least one processor of at least one computer, steps of:

• acquiring, at the at least one processor, predetermined anatomical structure representation data describing a graphical representation of the anatomical structure and its position in the patient's body;
• acquiring, at the at least one processor, anatomical body part image data describing an image of an anatomical body part of the patient imaged by an optical imaging apparatus for display by a display apparatus;
• acquiring, at the at least one processor, optical parameter data describing a value of an optical parameter serving as a basis for displaying the anatomical body part image data;
• acquiring optical parameter interval data describing a predetermined interval of values for the optical parameter in which the anatomical structure subset data can be determined;
• determining, based on the optical parameter data and the optical parameter interval data, whether the value of the optical parameter lies within the interval of values for the optical parameter;
• determining, by the at least one processor and on condition that the value of the optical parameter lies within the interval of values for the optical parameter and based on the anatomical structure representation data and the anatomical body part image data and the optical parameter data, anatomical structure subset data describing a real subset of the anatomical structure representation data, which real subset describes a graphical representation of a structure subset of the anatomical structure to be displayed simultaneously with the image of the anatomical body part, the real subset of the anatomical structure representation data comprising less information than the total image information contained in the anatomical structure representation data,
• the anatomical structure subset data being determined based on a size of parts of the anatomical structure contained in the structure subset;
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• determining, by the at least one processor on condition that the value of the optical parameter lies within the interval of values for the optical parameter, interval indication data describing information to be output to an associated user indicating that the optical parameter lies in the predetermined interval of values for the optical parameter.

A non-transitory computer-readable data storage medium storing a program which, when executed by at least one processor of at least one computer, causes the at least one computer to execute a medical data processing method of determining anatomical structure subset data describing a subset of a graphical representation of an anatomical structure of a patient's body to be displayed simultaneously with a medical image of an anatomical body part, the method comprising executing, by the at least one processor of at least one computer, steps of:

• acquiring, at the at least one processor, predetermined anatomical structure representation data describing a graphical representation of the anatomical structure and its position in the patient's body;
• acquiring, at the at least one processor, anatomical body part image data describing an image of an anatomical body part of the patient imaged by an optical imaging apparatus for display by a display apparatus;
• acquiring, at the at least one processor, optical parameter data describing a value of an optical parameter serving as a basis for displaying the anatomical body part image data;
• acquiring optical parameter interval data describing a predetermined interval of values for the optical parameter in which the anatomical structure subset data can be determined;
• determining, based on the optical parameter data and the optical parameter interval data, whether the value of the optical parameter lies within the interval of values for the optical parameter;
• determining, by the at least one processor and on condition that the value of the optical parameter lies within the interval of values for the optical parameter and based on the anatomical structure representation data and the anatomical body part image data and the optical parameter data, anatomical structure subset data describing a real subset of the anatomical structure representation data, which real subset describes a graphical representation of a structure subset of the anatomical structure to be displayed simultaneously with the image of the anatomical body part, the real subset of the anatomical structure representation data comprising less information than the total image information contained in the anatomical structure representation data,
• the anatomical structure subset data being determined based on a size of parts of the anatomical structure contained in the structure subset;
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• determining, by the at least one processor on condition that the value of the optical parameter lies within the interval of values for the optical parameter, interval indication data describing information to be output to an associated user indicating that the optical parameter lies in the predetermined interval of values for the optical parameter.